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The Huron News-Record, 1884-03-26, Page 2lifertgsge Sale of Fenn Lands. kilag.4-Jahn Ottiiht fipringROpartstiens-ray k Wiseman Smith, GI ociarieb. ' Ortt!t bpi's; Bele-Jefin • T3.501" HMOmi.'. ...trod 0 r wee Ooderioli N •-• ews • upon.flecord- -,4„,(L04;x4r10.) • eltata.a, 'We.,luesdaY• March 29 4.11:17STERY YD IT in not 'often that the hum -drum of the "big Pounty Council," y'clept tlie Ontario, Asseualil,y, has furnished Reel: food for (scandal as it did last wee!". Mystery, intrigue rind villainy labered fee tit° aseeedancy in the P ono, of Assembly hist week when .A.itorttey-General Mowat aoked Mr. Speaker to produce ceetaia letters am) read them. . Mr. Speaker obeyed. One letter was (rote DIe.McKims• N. P. for West Wellington, (stating that•he had received 1,0130.to vote agninst the GoVernment anti that ise ....._,......battaceepted-the-beibeetud. -agreed to do so, . Another letter Waft frOO1 13,3,1E.9,94 s, -s. ..s,e. MO'. for SOW! Essex, allowing that his villainy .wes .poly worth • $800 aed that for: thet et, r;be had vote. itrgainst, tlie ' III6W7LI,"' "Go'i;er.ri'-- .... - .. agreed with one J.,,A. MI elision to tuent. • • ., Mr, Messed; Said thee the soul - perjured. villains, AlcKine Balfour ape] Dr. Dowling, were Isis bosom 'friends; and that he was credibly informed thet Benting„ of the Nail, 'and a lawyer named Meek, were as big scouedrele as AlcKim and. Bal- four and their Purchasers Wilkinson _and an.Amerietin; Kirklans'. . Warrants or summonses had al- . ready been iesu.ed for Bnnting, Meek, • 'Wilkinson and ••Kirklatel for enter- • ing late) a censpiracy to'defeat die Government of Ontario liy• corrupt• members. of. the - AstemblY, so Mr. Mowat moved 0)46 all this ne- farintis bueiness be refereed to the Standing doininittee of !Ile House on Privileges and'Eleetions. The:committee baire 'dot 'received all the evidence, knit as the A ssembly prorogues: to -day' the Matter will he, ifilierreit;te; conimisSion of.Judgea., Soefer as halt been reached .the cane is ,cleaf that lerait •three Grit M, P. -P.'s„ MeKen,.'Bilfour afici Dr. Dowling, were willing te see a change ef Government, and in -order., to effeM it eelley recelyed, bribes •of. .f roes $800 to $2,000 eaels, frees eifiig; !MeV Censervatiye, who had his eye teeth cut ey lessens' be receiv. ea frOm the late George Beowtr and Senator Simi:teen, "when . they •indolged in the "big pleas" brib- ery beeinese Wilkitison.expoe-'• Anterioari, Kirkland, was the prithe mover' in the .bribery .busilies's In:entitle the present' Governmetit would not:Make coecesisione . to' lite 'lumbering firth 'in . the;tinatter of sonyetiniber limits:: Letters foned .on, Kirkland .; from his -"partper.ilni. Mit•higee Show ellitt.he.Was .rattlenr. ized. .spend .$10,000 to get tbe timbeilimits he witnted, • hi,e' own 'Words isseeeduld.mgo Ray length: short...of wieder' ':te effect Nei pur'-, pomp. The 'Oantidian Wilkinson was one Of the pi:principled teals and -the• three M. P. P,'s named • were anteing. the others: , A.R. might . ha.ve beim. expeeted the. Globe • aiel GPobeiete. tittempt to- Connect the GoVernment: with' the bribery' beeiness .because: Wilkinson ap ex.employe.. of theire.. in that, .eh'e leadere of the goneervie e ire .perty.are sought to be , brought into the disreputable businese. .$6 fee theie.ie. not a tittle. •of 'evidence Le she* that Conservative. leaders in leeminion or Ontario polities had anything te do with . the business. The Grit Ms ...P. Pis after •getting. their thirty psecee Of silver • aaw tenting of the efaie 'Who paid lie would lieve nothilig Le do with theit — mode of affecting ella.nee the : Croverement, . he, • however; •heartily. nerved 'with . them that the heel the'provinee would 'be served by It thangreeeThitreitriffe ex tht .0f. tend tig'S eonnectiO'n 'with the nyost berefaced atteintst per rnpting • the:- sources of legislation that less evet been beought to light in tide Oatialle.of oure. The Cell; Retentive petty had so, more to dt with the 'winked same and, ere no more reep.oneible ,foe it than ate the. (ere perty. Net so inuele ior it leaslieg representetive filen Of tilo Grit party that were the prime moyers in' it, evl-iei•eas there Is not rePresen tat ive Coneervative connected, with it. The bribere have be`en relemied en bell- . The Globe luta seen the erriet of i ways. It sap "The great thinger to our institu dons and our liberties is that the Already 80 wele•spread Will eat liar) the very vitals of the .1tribery hilikt be attteipeil out or those who et:4,bl it will be. t onto the Oeopleir I:Mete:14v The nifin ‘‘ lie gives a babe; Mee who itsevivee 11 atul the mats who furnishee the motley or tlie moves 'a worth to be used in 1 ribery, eliouln be punielied ite criminals by imprigoittnent at herd labor. Arsd the nicalla Of obtaining proof of bri- lery Memel be simplified as :much na /3riltery awl corrup- t i011 are to day tbe great eneleiee lf Man b01 always 'thus SI it li lhe big rasher, The Orange Incorporation Will was (Ideated last -week. vote stood 100 against, 6b for. We shall oiler 10 excuse for devoting corteiderable *pace to this wetter. The principle involved' in the Orange Bill le one whieh all societies, secret or open ; hOdiee, Protestent or Roman, ,eMbeerilee to. at is deplorable to find bigotry and partisassAip combining ewitls aim - Wilted Awl acknowledge ignorance, • iu the belle of legislation; to•wreet from awl trample upon the undoubt- ed rights of 250,000 of the adult population who represent, according to Mr. Farrow, • M. P. 700.000 people of this Dominion. We will go farther and say that every mem- her repreeente a family. St atieiatts reokon that•the aseerage family will cotetrise tee -individuals.. Five times 250,000 gives one and quarter utillioes• of the population of Canada who are either Orangemen or ere connected Wiele tItem by. tensile. ties sympathieee Then the. majority of the Protestatst population of the whole countey are upholders, of tle principles of )0ratigeism.. ' How is it, then, that the Society eannot get incorporated • In the first platee the bigotry, of. 51 French Cadadian represeutetivee centre', that number of, votes:, Their bigotry is yeniel because their, - education -and associations have wrongfelly "tateight thole that Oraneeistn teaches personal haired to.- Romanistsee •Ande.-^Proteatant Grit M. P's, to their everlaetipg shainer-sfood ip else llouse and toliciously 'and ' in .order. tst.perpetunto eeteeng Reseals -Catholics :their mistaken views of Grangeistn, and to feed. unealled foi and tibfothided • religious ratlines. ity. ^ • • Then we find that of those who voted against the Bill, 48 were Re- formers. . W thoe Reformurs. 0 were Protestants, .elnwng these etutery NINE ANTI-1)11,1E0E PROTEST- AETS WERE. 541111111cry Axe 0AnT- wILIGIIT, OF In:ups, AND BLAKE. 'These thirty:nine 1Proteetent Re- fortueriCvoted against the Bill from pure and unralulteiated partisan yiews.The exeuse of Ignorance ef the 'loyal, religious. and benevolee t principles of theOrder Is tqe veriesi. olap trap. •The conetitetiens Ri111S. and objeets of 'the Society haye been, ventilated in the House time end again. There is 210 secret about Now, takn those. 39 Protestaet Refortuere froin. the 105 who voted egainee the Bill :and • add thetn to the 68 who voted for the Bill, and •the vete would haie) !stood i07 for:. and 60 'tgainst the -.ATeeer .axts there clecirer;,•More convincing and dannatory evidence, Of Ttru,culent. partaisin'than-that. thirty-nine P,:otestant 14/brmers. who voted against and defeated .; the Orange Bill, end chiefest among the (mitten Oes•Pueseiiiii of Hueon, the Hon. Edward Blake and Rielierd •• . juetiee to Mr.'Fiterow eve give' his well reasoned remarks:in favor of the Dili, taken froM Hansard.' ' Mr. Farrow, -The hen. • moraber. for 'Wok whe-mecle' such a loug• speech, seemed to transgress the rulee of propriety; You will rehoneet ho chose te, quote' great deal to -night, and among „ethers, he tooted • from Mr. Parkhill, who te -on Orangemen. Delbre qnoting him be represented him as Sicying sonlethihr• bloodthirsty; ofter time ho• read the quotation but them lots Jar ElOOdin it, rind I ask the. hen gentleman, What nhoui the blood ? ' thrreelineed me of 'anise who eint to the pest office to get letter,' and on bein.,.* asked his'eame by :she alerk, : oDeut," Loader; sald• . the Clerk, and lie answered again( Deaf.', So the hon. gentleinanseetned to be very deal to -night. I uederstiind that he heatd right welt whot rout to WM,' but he was dishonest- • ly deef. •The hon. ineniber for Bialiwoll, who has recently coine Into this !louse and who hes logidernind, hastened to• take holt of this stiloect, and I:took his words down.. We had not tho power he s :id, and the reason he moil was that this order ell, tad 'in Ireland at.d. some other countries. But. we home bpon .pessing Dills • for years_ ineerporatine Itonurn Metirodists.'and Church ol tngland assoehiticins, do net these had. tenons exist in other countries. Is not the Church of England (mind in England ? m t the Methodist body fon nit le Englund 7 raid in :ill pat ts of the • world 7 1 horefore, I. go not'. consider it' vory togical. Another. point to wbich 1 wish bin members. to nay I:ardent:a tittebtion is .this; the , hon. loader • ot the Oppositiori went out uf. his. way in - 'suit the Orange:Tien., Noir, I will ,give yon hiS wortfa: flo told us. the Ortinge society itr a protnolorpf bad citizenship. When a man 18 beund tO be s drunkori. ho does not pro- mote geed •eitisenShim therefore I conclude ho means the ilrengeinon are drunkards. •It' hen a Man is a Udell:els nofatt good citizen; thei °fore they men be thieves. 'When a inith is a litm he 'is not a prennite'r of good eitixonshipl -therefore, legically, Orange- men itrellors. Ifit man enttimits nitirderho isnot a promoter of wax] citizenship; .thote- fore, high:ally, they • must bo inurderdrs, Does Ife' deny whet, ho hos siddl Dude he chlay,whathe SIMI 1 • • Some hon, Members. '• Yes. , Mr, Parttar, • Then in whet sense •pot-pronteitierefeereel-Clezenship.• r• 0811 the bon. gentionien, lrolu twenty tiVe jptire,„ ex per knee., of, ,beinee tor-Oroingetilan;- of doing' businops with Ortingernen, of know - in; their constitution, their by,lawS, eVany• ILEOUt theta, that they win stand on es 'good a local itS he or any Man' in this 1101ise 11 110 C0111I/090 tho Gringo society in thiS' country, Or ,ti any other land? Are not tho clergymen of the Choleli of England in it ? Aro not the .%lethodist clorgymen in it? Are reit the lawyers of tho country in it? Ate , not the Merchants of this country riming to it? Are not the hest, 0110 ohoieest tioople of- the country f und enrolled in the Orange order 7 An ivoi. 61emisa 01) I Mr. Porto c. Oh Now that it your gen- tlemanly ninn. These aro the men who 0 m Mid faun; these ortithe mon who oat] throw oblogay and overy bad expression. Why, if there wits only ono Tends porty in this country, nil that voisthe II. it pa ty, 1 nue Id not belong Lu ask the hon. member for Bothwoh (Aft. Alit's) if he name any loth,e in °Anode, any number of Orangeman in Chemin., that ate derepiesete people Now, the hon member for Wtis Durham laboured for three buirrd, bot realty It wes Ineour in Yain, &sense what did it amount( to? flour ore 26:•,e00 good num and true Lo tido couetty, Otengemen, mid they Pat tisk that they sholl own a few feet of land to build It lodge teem. sve incorporate -eh() I am glad xvo do Incorpurate; I nit glad tnat Orahgeme are in this tioutte 'willing to ind, r• potato-011MM P 411 rs, Sisters et Chord,' Lipman Catholic' Bills 40 they C0100 11111, day in end day out, in this Parlieroont, year le arid year out, and give theta powet to own thou». fierls'and WE of thotaands ef property in Mit couutty, to Lake mortgages end give mottgrig. es,to take hotes end pay notes, tr do bushiest; on a largo sotto; end eloviien it COMO &WI 00 a notporation tett ago to held $26 Of Med, ot probably not tnots than 14100 worth' orland, and tweet a little lodge room they deny them that prifloge. Now, / iinost say twit that there ere 260,000 Orengemen in thiseountry, and yots met undeistotel that they lost be of SONIC Age before they tioi Join the eielety, those:Atm be eighteen. Now, What do you supple° tee population represent: Ing eine e260,0eo emontits en In Pentide ? Take the fondling, trtke the nniVOS, toko the death ere -I tell yea they sere up to 100,1 00 or 7i10,000 of the pm:Mallon of thie tiountry; find his to sweeter .thet they say Ire sliest mete, n too to ney thid,if they did unite es out mon, his net the hon. monitor rat \Vert theism, siert. it riny other ben, mem. • ember le tide noun. thet one keep them trete getting; their right, their Just right. hove been a member of the order ,for'20 Yearn' and ern in geed standing at the present hour I °light to know •OlnethillitI abea1 the eounti- team, or else I should beeel woe ;Mug to slay witiliable;.pretty bud /now, Iwout to refute o little ut the loam of the hon. meMber for est Dm Wig 1 h vibe will pay attention toe. 1 thought, he wits oollego-bred mac. 1. !mow he ottended co loge fur he hoe hie de. 4raes, bnt do not think he undeisteeds :lathe:utak; eery I think he Inis fur. ;ot Unreasoning that lie teamed the booke of Euclid. Ile seiti to Ole « "Ifl,conmet con. !Mice the hon. Member for hest Boron by thie remoning, I give it up." ktow, whbewim it ? Ele•Wiie trying to prove to you, though he kneW nothing about die conetitution, .thqugh knew nothing about tho hy-larte,- though he contented he knew nething about the werkingn or the orange Lease. he tried to prove to you diet die Orange Society woe a political PO% andi said, after he got through, ...That hi no Mreof.' Now, what'was it? Why, he said Chia dace-fourthe of them YOted 0011Serystive. Well, thet., it billows that one-fourth • voted Grit. Now, the very feet that ene-feurth of the Riletlibera OC the Orange Dedgen voted Grit showe eonzluel ely to my: Wind, end it ought LC his mind, that there re nothing in the. coustitution or by-laws that is of a pelitical nature eay, if ono man out of the 261,11e0 voted Grit one man -that would be Jiroof positive that there woe no polities In the coned- tutha or by -lawn; bet when one fourih vote Orit, why that hi plainer. proof' Why, next yea tt ore might 1,0 a halt vote Grit, and the next year, they Might a vote Grit. The con- otitutiondoeonet bina there, could vete Gritiest as easily as de vota, and there is, not an Orangeman, BO far es the Constitution se ter us teo by-laws aro coneerneci, that is withheld from voting just as he tikes, The hon. weedier _.for West Limon heti ogreat deal to say. Ile is my nest neighbor, and ho maim a political speech, Eupora() to eloot him egoin in 4387., or whenever the e uctioti eouieo on. I enuid 000 it StiOking out all the time, Ile made a great bid to -night. Well, that Speech of hi• Will be taken at a diet:own when it . teaches Huron.. Ho odd diet tho Orange Society wse not a benevolent' sootety, 1 knew that they do notgive tho largo amounts of money.that ho gives, that he dispenses, that he distributes. I know that they do not give thtsi large amounts of .ineney, but cetr point to an Orangeman's with or family in dint:mein Huron that oro t ot attended , to by Orougoinen 7 can be ? If there ere any fetch lot him epees.' Ile toils You thtt it is not a religious society. Door: he Jrnm, th a:institutive 7 Does he know the obligation? , Driest e knovi the by-lowe? Ho is a. pet feet st anger to ell thene things, and yot he tolls 'ilihatilktir. rue tehnolneiins %ihon' relief:In in the order. An I yet there aro members of the Pre, byt r n Church lietint•r• ors or Me ereseyt•rtee liabh-thiniatere of the °hutch of Enelatol ministers of tho Meth - Ch ireh, and ilienthero of all Protestaet Gherehos,mnd.yet, there Is rolmion in the order at all ? Now; if I tinder:it:mu the Ora•nge Order it is this Allit 'mole to be dealt with as other people aro deoit with.; Its ,fenclitmentel-principlo is tone tinte•others as they.should clo•to you.. It is a scsioty sot opart and couscor tett to the high ollisie truth and freedom against ;di trattois, Irmo get:motion to ginieretioe. Can you find .fault with dint? If there is a man a»y part of thecountrY that tratnples down truth and freedom -the ortingemon will net persecute him; die.t is against Ins religion, it is . again.nt tho constitution, but ho will, by th'u, oy, his aotione itplin'd truth .aiitl freedom. le friends on die 0, posh° side would not anew. freodotn of speech, in this Ilotise if you were .not in that eh Sir. wok: nal got the • liberty of talking here' to•niglit-aild haCe already had to work htrd to get it while yo Aro in that ()hair. The mon on that idde .'vroald n it allow :no to s ty hat; I. am, saying. -here 6,4.414 if ybu were n'et in daft.. chair, You can Leli dna by their Orion, by, their •strutitions, by Moir war whoops. The great offence charged. apitiot the 0 a ngetneo till. vountry to -night adult they do not voto rig. t Now, howls it that the Inajority of them vote' conservative ?thii•igh all of thole do hot Veto eonserve ice. • I iv :I toil yeti. hey -believe the Conservative party of this country is tho beetparty, that it is n. party': I progresei they believe the party milled Conservative is the loyul party. Now that is One or tho ehie• planks or tiat Orange •ociety-couneutEm with theta Britain L know *Mal. am saying now arakk know this will be read. in tho ljansard and I knoiv it will be published in our local papers but.; lily it -J.- have' holed pienty Urits in my neighbor:in: d say it. would be a geed thin.,a, it would be it happy thing for Oin.gla if dui was ifonneoted with the •Unitott States.. do not oa 'that tho in: jority say that but I know that lenty of them say •that, and I WOUld not have dr ,go,iar to find then« •here. It haa been rn de a.point against us to night that the Orange seetety is a pont cal ono, th.ingli :one quarter adieu' vofo reform, Now, is it not well known that the mojority of the ' members Of tee .eburch of England vote Conservative ? ..is wed known; :heroic. et yeti must oome to -the oodclusion, acco ding to -the theory of the hon. metnbei for Best Mahan:. that the church of Englund is 0, soariety. NoW, it is ..rt won, 'crown (not thaf the Seuthh 'Presbyterians of this countiy, as. a' general thing, aro. Grits. trierefore,• accordieg to his orgutient,. the' .Prosby Gable Church is.u. •politieal society. •Now I implies° he thinks that is good logic. There is another point I wish to make .before 'Bit down. I thin • a great tostilt has been own to;night by the hon. member, for West Durhani--and erten sot' y 'foe' it--:otgainbt, all the socret.soeimufs. in existence in .mnada. in the world -he doe's not believe in them. NoW, what dues that mean ? It me .ns an in- sult Lir the ,Getal Teinnlars-that is a secret telety. It means an insult te th.tt large and infltiential. society, the Fi resters. 'It means an insult t nearly two thirds of all. th ' fAroiers in Ontarlothey are °rangers and She,. bore a load sOciety. And they„ght 'all jheY walted ta otrry on their busihess. They eve it tine tharter Irmo thie louse, and 1 cann.t see' Why Orehgemen should be den1ed that, piWIese.. ery seciety. has been shu Med by the • hon ' gentleman, bat have nut tice'least doubtdn ink • Mind that the hon. 14 -ottoman harl EintAllf morebartn then gpotlI Another 'word,' I have nothing to say againstmy 3teman Oatholie fellow stibieets. have lived 1111 geed terms with them. bt.th here arid at tonne: linty° (mind them very tr lei as true friendi4 • I do. not•tind faults° inuctrwith Rennin ...Catholic' friends because they «Ionotelipport this 11111.. 1 knoW the reats..fi why—their church prohibits them votintr for Its. •Whatl do fln I fault with are these Grit Proteotants. :What church tt.i they bolone to ? Seine Of them to the .0Iturch or England,. lace the hole' menther for ;West Derliam. Don his ebureltproltibit it, -Some Ot them are P'resbythriano, doee the 'Preohycerlan .Chureli prohibitit ? ouine of them aro Itlethbd- ists, does the' Blethoditt Church prohibit It? Does tho Daptisfolotreh prohibit It? Does any Other Protesta»t Church prohibit It? .Yolir ex, 011130 is worthless. You stand doggedly against giving rights to Orangemen In this Reuse. Why? Because the Orang•emen do not vote En you That is the' reason, the real.reason, advanced to -night; you etionot advance any 'ether rens.m. Von 31'0 110to iirobibited by 3 oar chap:1184; you MIA.° only t lio 'paltry, iniserohle eteuse- become we do not yote for you. •, EDITORIAL EOTE8. Germaay hae returned to the Aettericen Congress, without present - them to thole, rman Parliament, resolutions pasoed by Omigress ex- Preeei ve of the. appreeiation of 'fere Lemke!. and the good Work he done •for :Germany. Herr Laeker• died during- tour•elirough the 'Pnit• ed Stetes, a few menthe 'ego, 'Bis•-• " meek says he could not endorse: tbe .etatements in the reeollitions rale as thueli ats tells the Amerieen Congrese. "tee'lei n sr n Tin i tie -87;7A n is guile ShOulte Pertutli die on a visit to .einerica and aongress. pees resolutions •doclitrative of the greet . good Parnellehed doh ci -for, Breslin. and Oeuel theirs to Gladstohe for approval bY ' Parliament,. the people's" William would rather' be excused froin doiog so. Iris posi- tion would be .analag ass 00' that of Blemark the Herr Lasko matter which hae threaten( d to disrupt the exi8tilg peateble relations between Get wally and America, • The Toronto Pews says that the Grits have not a (tingle prominent •tretts in their ranks who is cap- nhio oven for a moment of the Men- tal operation desesibed hy the plireee "put your Self in his place." •We -oblett to euch wholesale deouncia- tion, There Cemeron, of ilueon, who can "put himself in aoine One eloe'e place," both mentally atsd phy- (deafly. 1144 being it member of the Ironies of Commons; is proof of bis capaidlit y of coMplying with the /Thy. Sled OpPrati0O. dePel'ibeti phrase gtput put:telt in 1:18 plaeo," as his illegally counted out opitonent Mr. Robert Potter can testify to, The Yews deplores the 11:01: of this quality in Blake, Cartwright and Mackenzie, and that: in (In:sequence they ere tissfit It's he lendere of it pest party. The posAssiOn of the eve "plat youreelf Isle place ejualifiett- tion being asitte qua non in cotton. Lion ith the feetlerallip a the Grit, party, seed 'Blake, Mackenzie, and 04rtwright not tilling the HI, We humbly submit that Air. M. C. Cameron who does till the tAll newt be tbe coming man, Not'ooly dace Mr. Cameron peons the leaderehip qualifications we liave ju'a refe‘rred to, but thereeare many other waye In which; he'pliinea aa Vere' bea.0 Wear of the "great Reform party of this country, sir." PRESS 014.101102M If there ever was time within the memory of man when thole oulti 1 e foetid in the ranks of the Ts ry party n toe honorable to do what they believed to be base or mean, or too patriotie toprefer self or pertt' to country, that time has long pest. -Wok Hear, Hear " "That Farmer's eonvention wee worth a million dollars to us," writee a Northern Pacific ofileial to an of - floe of 00,0. P: It.; "you mas now cut ypur etnigraist rate front $9.75 to 75 cents or ot11.r to emery them free aini throw in three mettle a day. We've got you." -e -Winnie peg Times. The Oretige.,bill hae been hoisted for another seseion at eteaste if ;lot altogether. The French Tories, on. religious grounds, and the Ontario Reformers,. on party groundeeeetteete forces and voted againet to 2'elegram. • - , • ODERICH. From Ott rOttql oorre•ponten4 • • • • Mee, 11,. S. Holmes, 'of .Thecitord, was.in town fOr.a.feLY'claye lost week. Miss Rose, -lert pn 'Saturday; on a visit to Winghem. e, • • , -• • • 'Our deputy•sheriffishow a happy father. . .' :Miss .1164, nwho is irs • town' on a visit is staying at the Rectory. Rev. J, P. Morclen and. .wife leave toelisy •to attend conference.. • Quite a number of plug hats were 'worn on Sunday, • • • Tuesday next is All Fools Day. Dont forg t .it, • A scratch 'game of. leerosse was played, en the, square last Ifsiday Mesers. Johnston,' Campion` mid ,Butler eetterned front ettawa on $a- turday.evening. Airs. Sneycl• has purchased the residsnee of the late elreLongworth roe the sum or $55 . : Ironer, Judge Tems,, hes been cOnfined to the house the neat week with a rether severeattaok ofague. - -The Spring Assizes for the oeunty Opens ;next 'ruesday se the Court elouse. • • , . 'Mrs. Aleyee who• heel been on is short vieit.to,tmen, left •for herlinne,. Winghlue,. last week. • ' :. • • • The river broke' up Saturday -night,' but so, far as we isaye heat'd of .no thitnage. . • Large 'numbers of wild geeee pass- ed northward during Friday night 'and Saetieday morning; ' .. News reached iown fast %veal: the t Mr. W. Stead, of the Norehvieetenovv wears a peter:lel etrale. Mr:, P." Metwetif ,Biltfoissle purehiss.eci AO extra large quantity ,ot .eoritsvood EseetsotOp' salt • •IP.1.4'ichionet•lw"ho,'Irnve.`a spare hoar might employ it reofitably by attending .the nrpitleilltc. paella/nee. t sitting toenorrow Mrs. J. L. eturdy, who was in town .for a few. days last vveeic, wits 'Cho: guest of Air. and. Mre. Alexander . Waisen ' W. V'eung. Mail clerk . on the Boffido and Lake Huron Railway: lie located at the British, Exthange Hotel. • • . A efiresed .Goderidls •tewriship • far' slier its toWn on Sas urdsziesiateil that spring. wophi be earlier this geeedn. than for the hist twenty years. • Mr. Oswald Carey and 'family re- moved. frotn town, last week, end beim taken possession or the home•••• etead fares in Godeeich io*eship, A safficient•musiber 6f me:charade • cannot he obtained ete'careyson ex• peditieusly the alteratione mew progress at the Mill. . • • . We regret te have to report that Mrs .el'hoa,•A ridretys is sit ffe ri ng froth veyere attack ofecongeetion of 'the lungs. . , • . . ' Mrs. Newton, er., died on Sundity after (short nieces. The deceased ladY, wise was One ef the oldest Pose denis,of title district, leaves behind her a large =ahoy oldescendants, The schoenen, Beattie r J3elle,,lane McLeod, and' Iiat 'thorn° »re- being generally overhauled and, repaired, and' will goon be ready for the cOnsing seeson's business. , : .• • . The Vouse erieteree street, the properte 0rurs. sh.mion, WAS ;$01(1 by publie attrition by Air. IL W. Ball Met Sittertlay; and.rertlized elite Mr. P: •Carroll beteg the,purchaser. Air, Joseph Fisher hes taken. p'os. seesion of the' 'Manchester Hotel in thet.eillege, end fitted it up second t6 none in the °bun ty. We wieltioe eVery success. • . Miss . Pretty of yorento, niece of Mr. ,Pr.etaxeef tbis toevn. hoe:elites' iffel'erterie' yeeentle-vactatel by Ai r. • Crept!, arid wilt,,altortly. open...out. in the' tini finery` line. , The Messrs Currie having purchas- ed the go .d will end stook of ellie Geo. Grant will shortly open out the viseent store next Mr G. N, Davis' shop. , ^ Those members of Mb cricket club who are in arrears with their eishseription, are steady requested to hand over the shekels at mice to theeSeeyeTreas,, Mr. II Duncan, Alio Soleil° Gordon had charge' of the Senior Division of St. Patrick's Wesel seheol fer a few days last week d tiring the temporary absenee, th mug's sickness, ot Arise IAwrenee. On Friday °Yelling oor City Fathere meet for bueiness. It is rtheored. with what degree ofetrutli we teneot say, that some of OUP progressive eouneillors have a projeet in hand for"advaneing ths tosyn s interest. • tot Wetleestitty we were preeented with a hen!s egg meeenring 81 incises by fie• and weighing OVer five otInCee. FOP this Rind remernbresiee we re turn our thanks it being Eggsaetly to our take. On Pri(Itte and Setteeley the fee about three miles out operated, and floated tower& the Anierion shore. The fee beeeming very soft, the aun's rays- on Friday and Saturdey, and the raid on Sunday, having had a powerful effect in Otis direction. - The Grit organ seoi flint nett/tin hotel keepers are $10 'ahead hv net takitsg eta a Dote hake) 'Beer:Se. IlOW Intielt Will they bo ahead if in three months time the DOMilelinl Art is tire elasted eoriatittilietude.and they kid themselves without 11 license for the rest Of the year raptaht Robertson of the tord's Army, was irs town lot Timmins? mug, and attended the revival Meeting at tint North Street Metho- diet church.. ,D,uring the eervice the, Certain, who isieviderstislen English. men, spoke teoquently en the subjeet of the Lordieetreny for whites smile* bteearnestly pray.ed for reertlite, On Wednetelny evening Afiss Moulton, sister in law of the Belt - .ATC, Ue4obeni, addressed the meet- ing at the North Street Methodist church on Japaneee life. Luring the evening the lady sang nine Methodist hymiee using the language r rnateitaiotnIdi:stant, country in their The coneingeeason the governMent will have the upper lakee fully sur- vceired by Commander Boulton, R. N. The boatto be provided for the work kill "be •conswended by Captain A. ..Uciu.ayuct(eitiregiol,rah Atigieen Ltlaektnea: watil al% every My qualified for the position. Don't forget the entertainment Image the auepicea of the IL S, L. S. iri Victoria Hall on Friday evening. It may not be remembered, but it is an undoubted fact that the last open entertaintnent given by tido somety was one tie the best ever given in Goalerich. Our friends knowing•this will eloubeless aetend in large num- bers.. 7 NeetTee. malty of our merle - era will appear before the board or •exereiteers appoint° to grant Mas ftleersilg4e l'Ittee'Elneeevve.tri fi °ale' nit' gm' n nEdxecde Pat ship, the. Applicants fee Captain's certificates will be merely tested ao to color teinrinees: In this connee. tion it fnity be 'mentioned "that one of ouregallant cap's who was not over sure otitis colors hoeght four .hrairl kerehiera-of different shades which Ise pisteed in aft 12181174 different .peokees.e. By coetinually :using one Isr other ot these' be halt isecsome so donversene? with eeheir. • eiffeeept ehades gest op,. expect he vvill pass with flying colois. At IICe annual meeting Code- crieket chits held nt the ITeliange Hotel" last weelc frit' ir! 6141 kif'?"11111-11nii, ;sea' Y:otnit'elvfaoten.4.1. Presee,nt, Col. "the A, AL Rose i lion. Vice do., Major Cooke. Pres., Mr, Malcolmson; Vice Presilent, -eeeDerinatteSeeyeTreaseree, E. Dun. nen. ' Committee, Sennett( Hays, R., Vanstone; It J. Vidal, le. Arohn- lips and.1", Armstranc. The follow ing gegtlemen Were elected honorary, "embers:. M. Hutchison, Esq., 311. C. Cemeeen, P,, Dr, llolarese Hy, MeDerrnott, Esq , D.. Mao; Esq.,. IL S. Chilton, Esq. IL S. Cense!, Sheriff 0iblsene end Mayor Horton. Mr. L.1. Blake having recently stab ed that secret, eocieties were the par •ents of malignity and batted. It niay not be out of place to print the follbwing extracts from a private letteli received frem Bletish Colons bia last week by a member of a secret. (society residing in this town. It MaY alsh be stated that •the writer is an Goclerichite, and has ope of our fair &welters to wife "'llere is no lodge hero but a ntimbee of mem- bers:- A bout twenty of us clubbed together about. a month ago and railed four '.nnalred dollars and sent a sick brother to the hot springs. ImO." • • sick,. sine() then, we have:Meets .ctire After being herci a year he wes•taken ffe was made (t member iti Aloha The Teirtgetois • ,Wieg 's.peaking tbeeleath of the. lat•e C.+ W. Andrews Pre. Of Mrs. R. Se Smith and C. W'. Andrewi pf • 'this tosv,n, tlay,s Andrews - Wile 4iAtillY este:eine:I nen ditizen. Ire was, too, cohnected with the ;Masonic,. Oddlellow en," Temperance societies. He Wee °tie f the oldeot. thembei s 'of kingaton .Lodge 1.0. 0. F. or the.elneaneptnent. and of tee Oildiellows' Relief Assm 'diadems Aff a • tem1 branee mare he was 'very seensisten t„ was in almost every .teeepera.nee . movetilell E for 30 years, andesvasi active: ep ',promotion °Pelle Blue Riblein. Set:tete, reeently envied.' He Was •a" Inetobee. and an official' of ..the 'Primitive . Met liceliSt Churchfor several years, and leerier Orthe• choir.. For e0 years before that he was. is 'member (-dello enemies siethodist -*Cherce. He leayes „large . horsily, 'though- most 6f• Iiis' Children ard, married, :Ont. •of his gone •is Capt. W. D, Audrews,: Of Tgeonto.. . The Rev. gentleman who spoke so harehly or speret nociet iee Toronto recently forget mention -that in every city -and town in Camila there are large numbers of' lifeliree mem- hers :end adherents of his church. on the pehlie for Need, which rellerielene peevems them being' in a peer 'settee .0s rseekie• tem the, Bev., gentleman. find Alasen's, .or_an Odd fellows faniily• in- the Sarno... predicaritent. Let the Ree.. gentlemen note this, and • then, eomet. Ude town It senedh theereeerds of' opr jell, when he will itiseciver 'Osaka huge nismbee of poor people have been inearderet simpty bee:raise they .werts poor, yet many of these :bathe peoppeeple• had belonged. to smile 'church , or other it may he for .1a hat. mot tie thesight or the unfertunates who (lie in jitijeit these 15... 'shun. Milts eimply because . they • are poor, 1Vould not these (sante tmor create ees be relieved of half :I ea,th's, sting were they pot' herded with' the common nialefeetme or the cetinese (soil -yet •there ere men who. will inveigh. .razairist societieethitt, enitert in the bonds et a ciounnon lioneanity; leek after, their own ppor, byte: their W:11 'dead, end • haye never *yet ellowed one er their Hoek, to die. in. a common jail cute/5'1'mm those ties thee help to make the liessage Co, eternity 'easy • teebe borne.. ' • . I • • Fano 014. mon Corespondent. James 'Churchill,. of the 'Pee hits perchased from Mr. Geo. A. Cooper., at an acivenee al $150, the 50 acre.ferni vrisieh 'the hates^ pueelotsed last week. " . • . r • ITert?„1.4001.„,igetrCM14Y,P.11 81 114Z- itrelp nits ess- ass& I) I ee timse intereeted at various., parts,,,In.j ' the ii alli tlkIs “Weelr.' • 41 . Ate Wre, Murphy, of the 16th eon , nueehased Irons Mr. ,b(inti Stew- art, of StetIte"y, *a. finek . three year old mare, for i150, 'Wm. t...111ry.ie Of the..16t11 cone, fi'•'11 pueeneeen spl'en. del team. el, :Ine'lsought .sveggoe irate, Me. Beery Cantelon, and will team wood, to Clinton clue- ing the stimmer. Deputy Reeve Boom has rented from Samuel Switzer thee8 Acre lot t110 rear or the Green farm which he purchased last week. This nukes Mee Beetles farm cover an area of 230 acres or the flivot land in the • township Ile intends osieg it for a stook Wm.. With the exception of; about nine aeree the whole wiil be devoted to grazing purpokes, • A $20 The publishers of Miiiedge's fe offer twelve valuable rewerde in their glionteete for April; widen virhich is the following We will Item $2e.00 to the person telling us how teeny words there are in the Iilpiatle Of Jude, as root:shied in the New Testatnent Scriptuees not the New Revistoe," by April 10th, 18134, Should tsvo or mere correct. answers boteceived, the IlswAnn will bo divided, The money will he for - Wattled to the winner April nth, 1884. Persone trying roe the rewerd snot siend 20 tente in eil Yee (no post. ege (stamps( Olen) with their an. ewer, ter. whiels they will recseive the 'May Monthly, in whiall the name and address of tlie Whitler of the reward end theeeorreet fillaWer Will he mile lished, end in which...several more Valuablo rewards Will he offered. Address Rrnannit Prattstuxo COM-. PAM', Eaton; Penne, • • Slreppardtozt Prom our owe. Votress:maw. The Rev. Mr. Caswell preached a Sermon in -memory ef tha late James Oraliano in the Alethodist church. The pretteher referred to the christ. IRO lire of decorated and his usefuliness es a member elf the church. BlYth. ME. •V.Oncoal SIR -4 have been uneer the impres loa that it is against t le law to oil liquors on Sunday. From the number of drunken men that were to be seen in our village on Sunday: the leth inst., I would infer that the law is not much respected. It is really shameful to allow ouch scenes on the Sabbath tted 1 hopo an effort will be merle to put a stop to them. Youne„ March 14t1s, 1,384. • [The above as from a lady who en. closes her naine.-ED.] Varna. Prom otor own Coreetpor dent: Mr. Meth Cahlwell, wife and. son, ar . visiting our resp eted citizen, Mr. as. Caldwell. Jollet and Chas. Reid hale ;two splendid imported. Clydesdale stall- ions, two and three years old. The latteeevill be for service this year, Gee Stephenson, of the Bahylou line has a eplendid Canadian lam Olyilesclale two year old. Ho solu one of the same age last y.ear for $400 end this is a bettor ausural by far, Tho "mules pit," about half a mile froin Our village, is quite dangeroure Else authorities. (should attend to tliis. Dungannon prom our oto4 t.orrevantiont. ° Messrs. Robert ar George Wilsen took their departure for Dakota last week. Mr. D. E. Munro, of this eillage, Ilea purchase,' tne -stook in trade Oh Mr. ot A.anchester. Alr , Munro, leaves a Inrge circle or friends and acquaiatenees here who will no doubt miss him very mech. There is little doubt but lie will be one of the few men* who .noake businees successful, • There was quite a stampede in the mOvinge bueinesss this week, The house vacated by Mr. D. 131, Munro Was' irnmediately taitt is possession ot by Mr. W. G. Glean v.liose lete tesi • detate was in. turn taken by Mr. D. 8, elunrie • • Protracted services are being held' its the Mettstebst Miracle 'here Svitis great secoess. • . ' An eifort ie being made to get a minister 'or the Presbyterian church here. ' •••• . From our oto4 .aorro31-Mitamit -Spring .is eeetraingly at oui (Tools. . • .011r evillage still impro"vas. Mr. il'Osepix.- Miller during the past .weelt inatio an. addition .- te• .his. allege ty commodious rose:tepee, • . . Mr. Geo. Levis puiposes• -erectile: berri..witlestone. foundation on hie farin, a ' ehort ..dietance... from places cleriug else coming. seentiere Air. D. B. Calbielc int( es starting for Britiell Columbie, next week.. •.• . . • Miss Aggio..Porter of .the etli eon. . was, at' e.Lawitinoe'» clurin;.; he eaet week. • - Mr. Thos.Lobb, of Go*rie„ Puller- • ton- tow eship,.. paid.' a. Visit' •to . the parental home oue-day last . • • Mr: .Joepli Lob's. •sterted aefew days ago lor Gowrie whore - fie in- -tends': Workities. et the blaek.arnithitig pw.yietiriy Isillisce..el.isrso.ther. We 'wish, •Iiirit ;Xt.' Stanley• paid .a 'visit: to Ein.' . burn laist-fentneday to see lie, rathee Who Lae been sick for thepaseenek, Ile • is however • recoveriug and .wes liepe 'shortly ta heer, of hie being able te be About.: • . • The..stiecial services, ineonneetion . With lee . Ebeneier APpointment, hold' by Rey. • el rel3irks; are .0o/stem:el this week, with good...success, ...Teo. meetings' are •iterea,sing . interc .and quite a 'ember ha,ve reale:Meted a desire for ealyeation.. -.May, tee geed werk ea on, - • . East il'aVvaanSit • Prone' cur .oum .Corr. spondent. • - Some of our. ambitious :easiness Men haveteen wishing that the snow weuld '"Lang ori" fee a eoeple weeks; not far behind. •those..who -Wished 'it . away a 'couple of .w.geke.• eget - sic Witt. . ." ' Mr. Charles.Johnston has retarget' ' trete Kent county, where he less:been working4er some time:11de winter. 4.11s description or that '<Turley IS pustrayed in very viv d colors. • We:AT Tut( Thome 'SAY: • • e • That trows.:and buggies are put. That the roads are 'very .bad. • . 'rhat parties who haye wood On the roadside should.take it away,: . That Alr. Robere Reilly has per - chaser] a new mama: . , That Alr. G. A`..Tener is -rigging a circular saw to cut wood. l'hat some of' else youn,e folks have bee'n tOClinton attending a •matri- 'menial e( regeony, 'Flea the. attendance:at Belgrave Tripity elmreatemie practine svill , be ieseened in nimil,er for a short time • On smoothie of liad eoadse •;•That new •and tight sotne fast borees aro seen coui•eing the Oth. .01i yesi But the beet of' it is tent they elo not belong to the 9th, but. farther That there is a ,splendel dt.ening for a good doctor in Belgrave. net some ferMers got "sold" by teking cettleee Belgenv.e lo sell,ene the lever did not purchase elsem after advertising for suele • That no less time six siearle. whietles are pow hoed, dnilY., in tide • vieinity leen, ative °fa tta0 htrkettht 0.....141,41b.ejliftlYtOg. • • , Tho. tbey are going to stitseribe _roe thee Huron..,Nrowedti:corto, to -get the local news Ceuta ty Oirency Air. H. If. Martin lute sold his hotts1 in Exeter .Noisils to Mrele W. Ludwig. Mr. Ludwie took priaaea. NeaSi011 taftt week. Mr, Mattel rt.' MOVe8 tO Goderiele Mr, 'Those Dieltenn of Aleicillop, line. sold "King John° and "Lord Huron" to an American buyer for the sues of $1,4000, Both atiimals are Catiadaissii bred-. The Orangemen of Auburo and neigliborlinod have concluded to ••Ipuiltt a Mill. They have $250 in heed, and 'ewe got alma $175 on the subocription list, It is their in ' tention to build a hall 40x22 feet, eosting about $500, They expect to have it finished early in the suite" mer " • ' Some Of the enlightened and patriotic Grit papers bemoan the faet that Canada ie able to pile her debts, carry on ini poi tent and bee. cossery natimial public Worke, and yob have a -surplus left, The Ot- tawa Pres Press, Orit factionist, winds un a lamentation over the de- pleiable bolveney of the country by saying : nett:lade is a great country. There are triillions in it," True() prophet 1 1101 there WOilla riot he Milli:6bn ill it did the teg end of the great Itefortn party Called tire Oppo. aition have its way. • it 4 .STARLE AND FANCY Has the pleasure to announce that his Sprivg Stock is largely to hand and will be complete on Tuesday, 25th aVarcb, when he will offer One of th.e Best Selected Stocks Ever Bought --BY Prices That Cannot Fall to Make flapid.Sale. Our Goods are marked from 15 to 20 cents on the dollar LOWER than -at any time during the past year. The power of the ready money in the Wholesale lYkrkets this season is more noticeable than usual, and 'every dollar of my INIMENU STOCK bought this season has been for READY CASE', giving us the advantage of DECOUNTS EQUAL TO 25 PER CFNT. PER ;ANIIUM, A rriance through onitlarge stock will Make it -plain ,to clue buyers that cur customers are -given the full advantage ofit. HITE AND GREY COTTONS per cent. below the) lowest last , • se -e":',...•-•••••-, Inr 10 :per cent.. lower than our best.cashp 'ices. of 1883.141/ . „ . COTTONADES, DE NIIVIS, AND SHIRTINGS,'. 15 per'cont. loWcr than usual prices-,setne cases acthally less than:cost of production.'.. , Linens, 411d. Towelings- ch.e4p.goods. Dress. Goods.-Beautifill New Designs.,Zow PricOt dety &Stijl cOmpetitio.n.from .an.Y.qua: ‘71',' • k-11' • ci.Tfpr,!!!!!:77,!1,!,,i::PEill 81- • HOUSE: FURN1S HINGS.• SI Onr stock • in. thiS.departinent is specially .vElitr AND c F401 e,:7; , 'rho latest goods in West of England, Scotch and For- eign Snitiags and Tr onserings; 11.7aiglish Pr eneh Worsteds. . gentleman should spp the 81,0bik—the prices will snit eyery-pocket. •• er NI . .vtf ma ..,.}-101,1.,ING ,,„ at the head pf this dPpartinent. .0 Guairantes Satisfaotion'every time.. vEre till udder -the old managetnent, and to': . say that onr.stock ceine up to the old standard. is sufficient. 01 •prices this season will .-be',25 per cent.. lower.. #276.• 1.-1811- PURCHifS'ERS. are of special intvest to its, as ice intenir to bu,z/ wholly /or Ale,11) Y CA811 and sell.as newly fon the recall rash aspossible,;whieh will enable nst \to give allour customers the advantage qt closest figtei.es, that otherwise would be impossible. (0 rail). Tb.e and illlion Hotel TO FARNiERS OTiIERS, CITXCE this 11010i 1111F;110011 taken iinesessi,in or the Present prorrietrt t110 premises have been somewhat r'eatteteand .lidtlidonal* and 'more eonventent shed Ns 111 h.r teams is being adde.d. The hogd ont b1114"1., ro'Speelally adanted. . the wants ,/r the rename!: 00111101111ith.:11111 t110 t01/1014 110 :-.11011 00 01 01/1111,01111d 111010t1 01111r0 of snob • pArennee. 'foams 'can he Iteeont modeted ekced staid() or tmen shed. ' An' ettentivellOatIor Will be in attetutunet. ffitit time Pal aro In ti,wn nail at the mood cnion, evorytniug wiil be done for '.yotir conduit.: . , MOS. s..N1.0111.EY, • • Pr prietress. EE 1 ED EU) Fresh Supply Field old Gallen Seed.) At. S. DAVI$-',i, Mammoth Stove WarehouSe, Tiardwave 86 Tin Slidli. 01...fil\PTC)1\1- A. HAL Li .4•=i•=4. Wall Pockets, CloCk Brackets of all kincfs, Book Shelves" Picture ct. Photo., ' Frames, Etc, I make. a large amonnt of the aliove goods nal gore n tc•e satisfa cti n. SE.B SZ'OCIL 111 Y1 Domestic Paper Patton the Most Reliable,. Stationer..y„ Fancy Goods, Etc.., -kept in stock. . ••«, A, HALE 014EAR sToRe, :Albert Street, Minton . • • ' • A 44.4,2271M7iFir ER? IS NOW diDIVIP'LET. Grhe: real- • t onhow Euer M s=4;5.x-re," iszr • • a - es. jdz: on s Pelt ILIte at 50e., 75c. *4E71 K.,st ‘a.e. ct.xxxots MU:A. , MN:km • - ty op:1:w. is.,,,pjs7Lji. thee lie Iota suede opened 01.11 In the — Wishes to inform his old me:tomer:teed the pithile gegerally . Carriage.' and Ihracraeon. Business, - , ,.... • 0 im :. On thj Corner of' Enron and Orange Streets, Clinfon, in the Thick leliiittling known as thtseAtoontenstle property," where Ise Will carry on the trade In all its lattlielies, ‘ii experienee or over 20 years In business in edition will Ina we him te els et the renifirements of 01'11, plilllie ill WA IWO. All mitterliti of lite very beet quality end the woeiteanslep nourpassed. Call and exemine before purchasing, All the. fittest Improved rIgsmanufactured and kept constahtly on haud. (• . ALL VIOA WARRANTED. --- PAICES REASONABLE. Repairing,..tand itepaintfifis .Promptly Attended' to. •wA.rrrii8 &loo. -CLINTON', 'ONT., DEALItIltb 3DX•ILig'',S et, Iltvar (34Cli.0.111L0 Physielans' Proseriptiims Carefully and Aoottfately Compounded, and Orders Answered with Care and Devoid', Plic Public ' will find our Stock, (.1r. Medicines Compleie. Warranted and qt the ker. Quality Soap% Portumery, Shoubler %Aeon, Trtletann, Sp011gen, ittia ' hind% of Druggisttr Sundries ustutlly Rept in g riret.ClatiS thug Steles, •